Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets, some in the so-called habitable zone, but does that mean they could host ...

PhoSim simulates the atmosphere, including air turbulence, as well as distortions from the shape of the telescope’s mirrors and the electrical properties of the sensors. The photons are propagated ...

After months of anticipation, NASA has unveiled the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images, giving us a breathtaking glimpse into the most distant and mysterious parts of the universe.

Astronomers have achieved a first in exoplanet hunting by using the Hubble Space Telescope images to investigate a mysterious ...

American space agency NASA announced the discovery of a planetary system that isn't flat, has transit timing variations, and shows orbital planes tilting ...

A new investigation into old Kepler data has revealed that a planetary system once thought to house zero planets actually has ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory released a sneak peak of some of the images it is unveiling, the first set of space images from ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), launched in 2021, is currently the most powerful space observatory ever built.

For the first time, the powerful telescope has discovered an exoplanet not previously known to scientists. Find out more here ...

Astronomers discovered that C/2014 UN271, a massive comet more than 10 times larger than any known comet, is emitting jets of ...

Duke researchers say they have played a key role in developing a groundbreaking telescope that is now capturing the most detailed images of the universe ever taken.

That’s the effect of the first images unveiled from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory — a next-generation deep-space facility perched high atop Cerro Pachón in Chile. The observatory, funded by the ...